Uh oh...

I was doing SO well.  I was coming home in the afternoons and practicing for at least 15 minutes every night!  And as of today, I haven't played in 4 days.

My name is Lindsey and I'm a quitter.

NO!  I'm not going to quit!  I just need to set a practice schedule or something.  This "I'll pick when a commercial comes on" crap isn't working.  And "I'll play later" excuse is getting old.

Quite honestly, I know that I have practiced enough to be able to pick it up tonight and play all the chords I know.  BUT, that's it.  4 chords.  This is horrible.

Maybe self learning was a bad idea.

OR, maybe I will be more apt to practicing in the winter.  With the weather being so nice, I'd much rather sit on my patio and drink wine and watch people do stuff and things.

Yea, but in the winter I'll want to grab my snuggie and curl up on the sofa with a good movie.

Hmmm...maybe I should have spent the $400 on that Coach bag I wanted...

2011 VMA's (a.k.a. The WTF Show)

So, I sat on my big green sofa last night expecting just what I ended up seeing...awards given out for music videos that we never see on MTV.  

Apparently a memo was sent out last week to the nominees and performers that said: "Do whatever you want...we don't care.  We've got a really good guy working the dump button for the LIVE show...so cuss all you want." 

I decided to give my review of the VMA's in 35 short statements:  Read on if you care.

• Lady Gaga always scares me...and I had no idea it was her until she started singing.   

Man Gaga

• Kevin Hart's monologue made me dizzy.

• Yay!  Brit-Brit won "Best Female Video"!

• Kanye and JayZ performed off their new album - I'm downloading the album today. Period.

• Oh Hi Miley, way to dress like an adult. But, honey...just because you have 5 fingers doesn't mean you should wear a ring on each of them.

Rawr.

•  Will Ferril + Jack Black + a bunch of hood rats = epic fail.

My money's on the Dark Side.

•  Nikki Minaj looks like a toy chest on LSD.

Seriously...WTF?

• Why the hell is the house band's lead singer sitting in a chair.  And who the hell is she?

•  Katy Perry and Kanye win collaboration award and Katy burns Kanye on stage - "Don't interrupt me"

• I'm sick of Pitbull and Ne-Yo doing the same damn song for every TV appearance.  We get it...We may not get tomorrow...  I love this song, but you guys are wearing it out - ON TV!  That's the radio's job!

•  Adelle has more than one song?

• Is the Bieb drunk?  And why the hell does he have a snake?!?

Do these glasses make me look smart?  No.

• Chris Brown may slap a bitch, but the kid can dance...and apparently fly.

• "Chair Girl" sings "Scrubs" after Chris Brown's performance...planned?

• Again...Man Gaga freaks me out.

• Britney Spears tribute was AWESOME!!!

• Nobody will ever marry Lady Gaga.  Just sayin.

• Eeew Britney, don't kiss that strange creature!  Oh, whew...she didn't! 

Not hot.

• Beyonce killed it...maybe it's because she has some extra JayZ swag in her...literally.

• Dear Selena Gomez, please pick Team Taylor...the Bieb is a loser.

• Who the hell is Tyler the Creator?  What did he create?  Who are all these people with him?  I'm so confused.

• Quote of the night "To all da kids das watchin', you can $&*@(  %&*#($#   %&#*($&#*(  if you set yo mind to it"  - Tyler the Creator. 

• Dear Jared Leto, listen to your shirt...

No Jareds Allowed

• Aww, Young the Giant brought all 250 of their fans!

• LOVING the LMFAO Kia commercials.  There's nothing better than hamsters doing the shuffle. 

• Chloris Lechman told Pauly D that he's DTF.  Yeeeeea Buddy! 

•  Why does Katy Perry have a block on her head?

Cheese Head?

• Once again, Gaga is scary.

•  Russell Brand, while strange looking, actually speaks very well.  Maybe it's his accent?

• Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse...another WTF moment brought to you by the letters V.O.D.K. and A.

• Hey musicians...how about we try and make it a year without someone killing themselves on pills and alcohol so we don't have to have another tribute next year?  OK?  Thanks.

• Adelle sings along with every performer.

•  Video of the year: Katy Perry and her cheese cube

•  Lil Wayne's performance: Started out clean and actually pretty good...and then the censor guy showed his talents.  I think I HEARD 4 words in the second part of his performance.

What's the point in even wearing pants?

• Oh, and if you were wondering "boxers or briefs"...Weezy is obviously a briefs guy.

Big Brother - Week 8 - HOH

Sunday's episode flashes back to the night before eviction...apparently there was enough drama to fill 30 minutes of TV time - thus we don't get nominations tonight.

Rachel confronts Jeff about him throwing the cornhole Veto game which in turn sent Brendan home.  Jeff denies it...but doesn't really "lie" about it.

Jeff and Shelley get into it because Shelley told Rachel about Jeff throwing the veto.  Then that fight goes into Jeff being pissed at Shelley for having a plan to keep Danielle in the house.  Since Shelley voted to keep Danielle, her alliance with Jordan is over.

After Jeff is sent home, Jordan is so upset.  Not becuase he's gone...but because she feels betrayed by Shelley.  She keeps saying that she gave her the phone call home and now Shelley has stabbed her in the back.

Jordan goes OFF on Shelley!  WHOA!  Never seen that side of sweet little Jordan!

The HOH competition is a serpentine snake game that the HG's must balance a ball down the length of the snake and the further it goes the more points they get. It's bracket style - you win, you move on.

Adam vs. Porsche - Porsche wins
Porsche vs. Rachel - Porsche wins
Porsche vs. Shelley - Porsche wins
Porsche vs. Jordan - Porsche wins HOH!

Adam decides to go with the newbies, since they now have the numbers.


Rachel and Jordan boo hoo all episode.


Porsche get's Pandora's Box: $10K and champaign for 2 is the hint.  Porsche takes Pandora's box.  The catch: she has to share it with one other house guest.  ALSO, she has to take an envelope downstairs and read it to the other HG's.  The duo twist is back for one week!


Shelley and Adam, Porsche and Kahlia and Rachel and Jordan team up for the week.


This could get interesting!

Big Brother - Week 7 - DOUBLE Eviction

Ok, so some Thursday nights you just have to miss BB...and that night was one of them!

Here's a breif summary:

• Julie talks to the HGs and tells them it's a double eviction night. Daniele gives her speech first, thanking CBS for the opportunity. It starts off classy and then she takes jabs at people that aren't using the brains the good Lord gave them and Daniele tells them that they are only here to write Jeff and Jordan a check.

• Jordan votes to evict Daniele, Porsche votes to evict Kalia, Shelly votes to evict Kalia, Rachel votes to evict Daniele, and so does Adam. By a vote 3 - 2 Daniele is evicted.

• HOH Competition called "Before or After," a simple event quiz game.  The first out is Adam. Porsche Rachel and Shelly are out on the next question, it's between Kalia and Jordan, Kalia Wins HoH.

• Jeff and Rachel are nominated for eviction.  Julie tells Jeff and Rachel may being leaving tonight, but they have one chance to save themselves by winning the PoV.

• The POV competition is called "Clowning Around." The object is to find two yellow clown shoes in a ball pit Rachel finds her first show first. Porsche is right behind her, but Porsche finds her second show fastest.  Porsche wins the PoV!

• Porsche does not use the PoV. The second live vote and eviction will be after another commercial break.

• First to vote is Jordan and votes to evict Rachel, next in is Porsche, who votes to evict Jeff, Adam votes to evict Rachel, Shelly votes to evict Jeff.  The vote is a tie.  Kalia will break the tie, Kalia votes to evict Jeff. Jeff is evicted!

 (Thanks to Morty's TV for the summary of the episode.  I promise not to do that again to you! )

Big Brother - Week 7 - POV

So, the plan is to evict Kahlia, but if Jeff can...he wants to backdoor Rachel (sounds dirty).

Danielle is apparently the only person in the house that has not been up for eviction yet this summer.  Umm, that would be my biggest secret!

Rachel is not only annoying America, but she is trying to make Danielle's life a living hell.  She pesters her and follows her all over the house.  Her reason: she's trying to make Danielle miserable because she evicted Brendan.  Grow up Rachel.

Veto Players are picked, and everyone plays but Rachel.  And she's so happy about it...not.

Jordan and Jeff are my favorite couple ever.  They're so cute!  They're watching the feeds on the HOH T.V. of the houseguests in the kitchen and ad-libing as to what they think they're saying.  It's too funny!

The Zing Bot is back!!!  And he's zinging everyone big time this season!  Here's some of the Zings:

• "Hey Jeff, 1995 called, they want their soul-patch back" Ziiiiinggggg!
• "Porsche, shouldnt you be named after a car with a roomier trunk?"   Ziiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnggggg!
• "Rachel, every other word out of your mouth is the F word...Fiance"    Ziiing!
• "Danielle, do you own a car or do you prefer to ride on your daddy's coat tails?"  ZINGGGG!
• "Adam, good call on shaving your beard.  I don't think your girlfriend knew she was dating Uncle Fester"  Ziiiiinnnngg!
• "Shelley, what do you call someone who likes to smoke, hunt and fish?  A dude!"  ZIIIINGGG!
• Kahlia, you write a sex blog, but you seem to be more of an expert on things that come after sex, like sleeping"  ZING!
• Jordan, the only reason Jeff hasn't proposed yet is because he knows you're terrible at answering questions"  ZIIIINNNNNGGG!!!!!

Veto Competition: ZingBot needs a bride.  HG's must assemble a robot out of puzzle pieces.  Shelley, Adam and Jordan don't want to win...so they pretend like they have no clue what they're doing.  Jeff wins by a landslide!

Jeff is super secretive about what he's planning to do with the POV and that stresses Kahlia, Porsche, and Danielle even more. 

Jeff offers Porsche a possible one week deal, but he never really says that she's safe - pretty good game play!

Kahlia uses the fact that she's played enough of the game to get her hands dirty and that Porsche hasn't done anything.  Jeff tells her that if she stays this week that she should consider it a peace offering.

Danielle and Jeff talk and of course Danielle is trying to get him to evict Porsche...so Jeff, Jordan, Danielle and Kahlia can have a final 4 deal.  Jeff is stonefaced...no emotion...no reaction.  

At the Veto ceremony, Jeff pulls Porsche off the block and puts Danielle up in her place.  Well, we kind of all knew that was coming.

Tomorrow is the live eviction...make that a DOUBLE eviction!!!

Big Brother - Week 7 - Nominations

The HOH competition continues...this thing must have taken hours!  Way to keep the HG's occupied Big Brother!  Maybe you should have thought to give them some goggles though...you may have blind house guests after this one!

After being in the lead the whole competition, Jeff wins HOH and is the first male HOH this season!

Everyone goes up to HOH room to see Jeff's photos and hear his letter from home.  As always, Rachel is the first to start talking game to the HOH.  Shelley apparently really hates Rachel and heads up to HOH room to confront her.  

Shelley tells Rachel that she needs to stop rolling her eyes and making rude faces at her.  And, Rachel actually bites her tongue!  Whoa...impressive.

We find out why Shelley is so damn tiny - apparently all she eats is English Muffins with peanut butter on it.

The Have Not table is set up while the HG's are on outside lockdown.  This week the Have Not's get hard boiled eggs and jalapenos.  Jeff has to pick three people to be the Have Not's for the week.  He chooses Porsche and Danielle because they haven't been on slop yet this summer.  He also chooses Kahlia because she's playing with Danielle and Porsche. 

Danielle bitches about being on slop and how she doesn't compete and think well when eating slop.  Umm, pretty sure nobody does!

Kahlia and Jeff talk game and Kahlia tells Jeff that Rachel and Brendan were throwing Jeff and Jordan under the bus the past few weeks to save themselves.  Jeff reminds Kahlia that because she put him up two weeks ago, the target on her back is still there.


After another outside lockdown, the table in the house is smaller and Shelley is darker!  Whoa!  Sunscreen much?  She's the same color as Kahlia!


Jeff doesn't tell anyone who he's putting up this week, and makes Danielle feel safe by playing like she's going to be safe.  Danielle says that if he wants her to throw the veto that she will.  Well, that's dumb.


Porsche talks game with Jeff for the first time in 49 days!  Haha!


At the nomination ceremony, Jeff nominates Kahlia and Porsche.  His reasoning: Porsche needs to prove that she can play and win to save herself.  And Kahlia is nominated because she nominated Jeff two weeks ago.

Solo Guitar App

There really is an app for everything!  I found this app after having my phone completely restored thanks to an update gone wrong...but that's another story.

So, this app is basically a bunch of youtube videos this guy has put together that are organized to help someone who's never picked up a guitar learn to play.  Seriously, we really start from "this is a guitar" and "this is how you hold a guitar".

We started with an E Minor chord...which is by far the easiest chord to learn/play.  Then we learned an A Major chord...then learned how to put the two together.

Now, my neighbor can relax...no more "Smoke on the Water" or "Mexican Hat Dance" from this chick...we're playing chords! 

Here's a screen shot from the app:

Big Brother - Week 6 - Eviction

I'm so ready for Rachel and Brendan BOTH to be gone!  Screw this "Brendan's a good competitior" crap - get Rachel out - she's ANNOYING!!!

Rachel tells Porsche that Shelley is planning on putting her up if she wins HOH next week and that it would be better for her to keep Brendan.  Porsche doesn't buy it.  Nice try dummy.

Danielle makes a deal with Jeff and Jordan to keep her safe next week.  If I were Jeff and Jordan, I would vote to keep Brendan this week - and let Danielle do the dirty work.  See, the votes are split thru the house (if they planned it right) and by Danielle voting due to a tie, she's the only one with blood on her hands.

Brenchel bullies Jordan about how Jeff and her are going with the house because Brendan doesn't have the votes to stay anyway.  Jeff comes outside to stand up for he and Jordan and ends up yelling at Rachel.  He tells her that if she keeps making faces and having an attitude with him they're going to have big problems.

We get to see Shelley's daughter and husband at home watching BB.  Her daughter is smart and super cute!

Time to vote:  Shelley's final speech was really good!  Brendan, however, thanks his university (UCLA) and proclaims that he's planning on spending the next 5 years researching a cure for cancer.  If Brendan is the one that cures cancer, I'll freak out.  Really?  Either way, it's a weird speech!

Rachel is the only one to vote for Brendan to stay in the house...Brendan is EVICTED!!!  Hallelujah!

The HOH competition starts in the back yard and the HG's have to transport liquid soap from giant barrels to a gumball machine at the end of their lanes with a measuring cup.  Once they get enough soap in their "bubble" they can pull out the ping pong ball and they will win HOH.

BB keeps us hanging this week and we'll find out who wins HOH on Sunday.  Next Thursday will be a double eviction...so this could get interesting!!!

Toot-a-loo D bag!

Big Brother - Week 6 - POV

So, Danielle's plan is to vote Shelley out or backdoor Brendan - all depending on who wins Veto.

Shelley is mad that Rachel told a "lie" about Shelley having a final 3 deal with Brenchel...I think Shelley gets so wrapped up in lies that she can't tell the difference between truth and B.S.!

Adam goes to talk to Danielle and they realize that he HAS to win POV so that they can backdoor Brendan.  

Shelley confronts Rachel about her going around talking about a final 3 deal between Shelley and Brenchel.  Rachel says that Porsche was the one that told her about it.  They bring in Porsche and the poop hits the fan!  Rachel throws it back at Shelley and says that Shelley wanted to vote Jordan out - oh boy...this sets a bomb off in Shelley's head!  Shelly freaks out and then gets really upset.  Umm, you did it to yourself dummy.

POV Players get picked: Danielle, Shelley, Adam, Jordan, Jeff and Kahlia - Porsche is the host.  Brenchel looks like someone came in and stole Christmas from them!  Haha!

POV Competition: Cornhole!  As players are eliminated, they must choose prizes from baskets.  They can trade prizes as others are eliminated.  So basically, whoever wins can take the POV from anyone else who may have it.

Round 1: Shelley is eliminated and pulls the POV out of her basket.
Round 2: Jordan is eliminnated and pulls Solitary Confinement + call from home.  She keeps it then changes her mind and gives it to Shelley because she knows she needs to talk to her family.
Round 3: Kahlia is eliminated and pulls a Caribbean vacation out of her basket.
Round 4: Danielle is eliminated and pulls a Veto ticket - guaranteeing her as a player in the next POV competition
Round 5: Jeff throws the Veto so Adam can win!  Jeff pulls a $5,000 cash prize from his basket.

Adam wins the POV, but still has to pull the prize out of the basket that he must trade with Jordan to get the Veto.  Unfortunately for Jordan, the last prize is the Humilitard!

Rachel starts her weekly "freak out" and Brendan tells her to calm down because her outrages are adding more targets to their backs.

Shelley's solitary confinement is in the Have Not room.  She gets bread, water, slop and a camping toilet for 24hours.  Shelley gets her call from home - not going to lie...I cried.


Jordan gets her humilitard and it's hilarious!  When she walks the propeller on top of her hat spins!


Brenchel go to talk to Danielle to see where her head is at.  Rachel asks Danielle if she would consider backdooring Jeff...WHOA!  This girl has no shame!

At the POV Ceremony, Adam uses the POV on himself and Danielle puts "the Zombie" Brendan up in his place.


Rachel fake cries, the end.
 

Learning Chords

Well, it's week 2 of the 6 String Saga and I'm feeling a little more confident in being able to do this!

After texting my lil' cousin - who is the next John Mayer on guitar - I realized that trying to just start out reading tabs and "memorizing" songs was kind of like cheating.

So, I'm learning chords.  Yay.

My fingers are developing calluses and my left hand cramps up randomly - but apparently this is part of learning.

At this very moment, I can play a G-major and a C-major chord - but I can't move between the two.  It goes like this...strum, strum, strum, strum  ----pause (finding frets)---- strum, strum, strum, strum. 

Oh, and yes...my neighbors hate me.  Granted, I'm practicing right after I get home from work for the most part - so it's not late.  However...I've learned that practicing finger placement on the frets works well during commercial breaks! :)

I can pretty much play "Smoke on the Water" without staring down at the fret board...baby steps, right?

Next up...D-major.  At which then I can try and switch back and forth from G, C and D...hopefully.

Big Brother - Week 6 - Nominations

So, apparently the golf tournament went into a playoff, cause BB didn't start until 9:00...which in turn really screwed up my Sunday night tv schedule!

Brendan is back in the game and Jordan calls the group (minus Kahlia, Danielle, and Porsche) into a room after their competition and everyone is celebrating.  I'm guessing this means Adam and Shelley are definitely with them?

Rachel tells Brendan EVERYTHING that happened in the past week, including lying and saying Kahlia and Danielle "threatened" her to make a deal with them.  What a liar.  Brendan and Rachel both know about Shelley's deal with J&J for final three.

The HOH competition starts and it's a counting game.  Furthest away from guessing the amount of objects in the area is eliminated.

Round 1: Beaded necklaces on a tree - Rachel is eliminated

Round 2: Pepperonis on a pizza - Jordan is eliminated

Round 3: Olives in a glass - Brendan is eliminated (this is looking good for Danielle and her girls!)

Round 4: cards on a table - Jeff is eliminated

Round 5: Baseballs in a glove - Shelley is eliminated (now it's up to Adam)

Round 6: Rivets on a plane prop - Adam is eliminated (haha!)

Round 7: gold coins in a chest - Porsche is eliminated

Danielle wins HOH again!!!

Danielle and Kahlia realize now that Shelley and Adam are on the other side of the house.  This could affect their decision as to who needs to go home.

Adam realizes he needs to go do some damage control now that he's chosen the side of the house that's NOT in control this week.  He tells Danielle that he chose to go with the other side of the house because it was the best choice for him if he wants to win.  Adam also offers Danielle safety next week if he wins HOH if she keeps him this week.  Dude, you haven't won sh*t...how can you make deals like that??  Danielle doesn't say yes or no to the deal.  She's not dumb.

Shelley goes to Danielle for her damage control and tells Kahlia and Danielle that they make her feel uncomfortable and "uncool" when she comes up to the HOH room.  Shelley asks Kahlia to leave the room and tells Danielle that she wants to play with her again.  Danielle isn't buying Shelley's crap at all!

Kahlia and Porsche are talking about how Shelley just kicked Kahlia out of the HOH room to kiss Danielle's ass and Shelley overhears them talking about her.  Shelley confronts the girls and Porsche tells her that she's jumping from one side to another making final 3 deals with everyone!

Rachel and Brendan go to Danielle to talk game plan and Rachel offers a secret truce (de ja vu) if she keeps them this week and puts Shelley up to be evicted.  Danielle considers it, but she's not sure she can trust Brenchel.

In the end, Danielle nominates Shelley and Adam for eviction.  Danielle's reasoning: she wants her nominations to stay the same - therefor she put up two people who she thinks won't win VETO.  Pretty smart.  So, I'm guessing Danielle decided to take Brenchel up on their offer?  Either that or she's going to backdoor one of them if Shelley or Adam win Veto.

Big Brother - Week 5 - Eviction

So, Lawon-derful is doing a terrible job trying to act like he didn't volunteer himself to go up as the replacement nominee.  Shelley is on to him and figures it out - confirms with Kahlia.

Danille, Kahlia and Rachel make a "truce" but Kahlia tells Rachel that if she tells anyone about the truce, the deal to keep her safe this week is off!

Shelley is EVERYWHERE!  She's always in everyone's business!  She's a tattle-tale (hate that word) and jumps from one side of the house to the other all day long!

Rachel pretty much gave away her deal with Kahlia and Danielle while talking with Shelley.  Naturally, Shelley goes and tells Danielle and Kahlia.  

We get a clip from BB12's Reagan and Matt about how Rachel is playing the game this go-round.  I always loved Reagan!  He talks about how Rachel "Crybernates" when Brendan leaves - HAHA!

Live Eviction:  Rachel is wearing a shirt that says "I love my Hubby"...ummm, you're not married yet tard.

Everyone votes to evict Lawon.  Julie informs the HG's that the last 4 evicted HG's were sequestered and are here now to figure out who America voted for to play against Lawon in the chance to get back into the house.  Rachel is STUNNED!  We get this face for a solid 60 seconds...

OMG Brennnnan!

 So apparently America voted for Brendan to come back in the game - I think that's a lie...just saying.

So Brendan and Lawon have to battle to get back in the house.  There's 150 balls with the HG's names on them and they must get a full cast up a ramp and into a hole.  Rachel helps Brendan the whole time!  I'm not sure if anyone was helping Lawon, Rachel is too damn loud to hear!

Brendan won.  Poop.

Big Brother - Week 5 - POV

So, as you may have noticed, I didn't watch BB last night...I was at Ke$ha party-rockin' VIP style.

So I have nothing to really write...other than Jeff won the POV and pulled himself off the block.  Lawon is up in his place.

Fingers crossed that everyone realizes that Rachel is the worst person ever and sends her home to "her Man" tonight!

From Groupon-ies to VIPs

The whole saying "from rags to riches" always bothered me...not sure why, just thinking of rags kind of grosses me out.  But I had a "rags to riches" experience last night...

A couple of months ago, Groupon had a deal for Ke$ha tickets - $15 lawn seats.  Pretty good, right?  Well we thought so too...so Andrea and I bought them.

After sleazing it up at Andrea's house, we headed over to the NC Music Factory.  Hundreds of 18-20 year old girls were lined up to get in the doors...thankfully, there was a beer garden nearby.  

VGBG is probably my new favorite place!  Very laid back atmosphere, HUGE patios with nothing but long picnic tables lined up.  Think Oktoberfest...but outside and - with what I would assume - way better music!  This place has nothing but craft beers from all over.  If you walk in here and order a Bud, you'll probably get a weird look. One of the coolest things I've seen - bordering the bar area, there's a frost rail that serves as your resting place for beverages.  It's refrigerated, so you set your beverage there and it stays cold!  Brilliant!

 

VBGB Beer Hall and Garden

  Ok, so back to the story.  Oddly enough, Andrea and I were sitting at the very bench that is in the photo above.  Lots of people watching - good stuff!  So this guy comes and sits at the corner of the bar next to me and starts reading the long list of beers, and asking the bartender which one he should try.  They decided on one and then the bartender asks "what size?  We have 12oz, 17oz, and 24oz - she's (points at me) got a 17oz."  Without hesitating, I looked at the guy and said "Well you have to at least get a 17oz - otherwise you look like a sissy" - or something along those lines.  We laughed and didn't really talk much more.

He and his friend were getting ready to leave and I asked him how did the 17oz-er treat him.  He said "not as well as the free ones in VIP will be".  I told him "you win".  Next thing I know, he's asking me to write mine and Andrea's name on a piece of paper and that our names will be on the list for VIP in the concert.


Holy crap!  That JUST happened!  At this point, we have no idea where or what VIP is at this venue...so I just walked around flashing this guy's business card and being directed to different people.  Finally we found the VIP check in and headed up - it was the bar inside the Fillmore.

Upon walking in, LMFAO was sitting there - knocking back beers with who looked to be their parents or grandparents.  Weird.  For being such a party-rockin' band, they were really laid back!  We found Ron, the guy from VBGB, and he ordered us beers. 


Turns out, Ron is the Vice President of key accounts for Live Nation.  Basically, this guy sweet talked Time Warner Cable into sponsoring the amphitheater we were at.  He's kind of a big deal.

So, there we are in VIP, chattin' it up with Ron...watching the crew get LMFAO's crazy props set up to take out onto the stage...drinking free booze, in the AC!


Ron asks "Where are yall's seats?"...I replied "See that crazy girl dancing in the back of the lawn area?...yea, we're right next to her I'm sure".  Ron says "You guys got Lawn seats?"  (as if it were the worst mistake of our lives).  Then we told him how we got the tickets on Groupon...he then started calling us Grouponies.  Haha!  He says, stay right here, I'll be back in a few.

About 10 minutes later, Ron comes back in and says "follow me".  LMFAO is ROCKING it at this point!  Ron slaps some wristbands on us and leads us to a VIP box section.  Yea, that JUST happened!  Andrea and I looked like we had just been taken in off the streets and put up in the Ritz!  We were stoked!

We danced, and danced, and danced to LMFAO - then headed back to VIP to get more beers between sets.

LMFAO

 Ke$ha was AMAZING!  It was basically a HUGE party with thousands of people!

KE$HA

Ron came down to the VIP box and sat with us for a bit, and when it was time for him to go (first encore) he asked us "You two wanna go see Tim McGraw and Luke Bryan tomorrow night?"  Um HECK yea we do!  He and Andrea exchanged numbers and just like that, we made a new friend!

GLITTER CANNON

So, thanks to Ron, our night went from "good" to "incredible"!  


And that's the story about going from groupon-ies to VIPs!

VIPs